Top selling games of 2008 so far …

Gamasutra has an interesting list of the top-selling console games of 2008 so far. Keep in mind, this doesn’t include the holiday season, where things get really crazy ie. Fallout 3, Fable 2, Prince of Persia are all on their way.

But before the flood of games hit, the guys there tallied things up and the top-five sellers for each system kind of tells a story of the year in itself.

The top-seller for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 was Grand Theft Auto IV. That’s no surprise. That thing sold like gangbusters. But it’s at No. 2 where the two consoles start to diverge. On the PlayStation 3, Metal Gear Solid 4 takes the spot; meanwhile, Call of Duty 4 takes that position on the Xbox 360.

Speaking of Call of Duty 4, the game has amazing staying power because it occupies the No. 3 spot on the PS3 list as well. This is a game that was released last year. It’s pretty remarkable.

As for the Xbox 360, two shooters make it into its top five, showing the genre’s strength among the console’s audience. We have Rainbow Six Vegas 2 at No. 4 and Army of Two at No. 5. Electronic Arts’ new IP did surprisingly well and may go to show that co-op play and the Unreal 3 engine can do a lot for a game.

Overall, Gamustra’s list shows a PS3 system that benefits from those exclusives, but then again, the PS3 and Xbox 360 have a smaller user-base than the Wii, which continues to sell like hotcakes.